Sir Richard Neil Posnett KBE CMG (19 July 1919 – 11 May 2009) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Belize[a] (from 1972 to 1976) and Governor of Bermuda (from 1981 to 1983). He was also briefly Commissioner of Anguilla (in 1969) and High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Uganda (in 1979). Posnett was a founder of the Uganda Olympic Committee and a fluent speaker of Swahili.[1]
Sir Richard Posnett | |
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Governor of Belize[a] | |
In office 1972–1976 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Premier | George Cadle Price |
Preceded by | Sir John Paul |
Succeeded by | Peter McEntee |
Governor of Bermuda | |
In office 1981–1983 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Premier | Sir David Gibbons John Swan |
Preceded by | Sir Peter Ramsbotham |
Succeeded by | Mark Herdman (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Kotagiri, India | 19 July 1919
Died | 11 May 2009 | (aged 89)
Notes
edit- ^ a b Known as British Honduras until 1 June 1973.
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